27/03/2024
First Sorrowful Mystery: The Agony in the Garden
And to strengthen him an angel from heaven appeared to him. He was in such agony and he prayed so fervently that his sweat became like drops of blood falling on the ground. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
What lessons can we learn from Gethsemane?
We can trust God in our suffering, knowing that He will bring good from it and enable us to endure. How we want life to be and what it actually is are two very different things. There's something within us that longs for everything to run smoothly and comfortably.